Drift and termination of spiral waves in optogenetically-modified cardiac tissue at sub-threshold illumination
S. Hussaini, V. Venkatesan, European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, McGill University, R. A. Quinonez Uribe, C. Richter, V. Krinski, U. Parlitz, R. Majumder, S. Luther
This study uses computer models to show that sub-threshold optogenetic illumination can control spiral waves in cardiac tissue by creating voltage gradients that induce their drift and termination.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2020Biophysics